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बर' BodoCategory
Tools and InstrumentsSummary
Khophri is a traditional umbrella made of bamboo and a kind of wild leaf usually used for wrapping things. The bamboo splits are woven to make two layers-inner and outer. The leaves are then placed evenly in between the layers & stitched properly.
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DimasaCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
माखु (Makhu) it is a weaving tool used in the traditional loom weaving. It is also known as shuttle in english. It is made from a flat, narrow piece of wood with notches on the ends of the ends to hold the weft yarn.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
दौला(Doula) is one of the beautiful ear ornaments mainly worn by the old women of the bodo community.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Flora and Fauna, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
थना (Thona) it is a type of bowl made with banana pseudostem leaf sheaths, the pseudostem of banana is cut into desirable length which is then split and each of the leaf sheaths of pseudostem are removed carefully.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Flora and Fauna, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
थनाखं(Thonakhong) is a plate made from pseudostem leaf sheaths of banana.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
The hand-woven mulberry silk fabric is very popular among the Bodo womenfolk and used in weddings and ceremonies. They create different designs of their liking on it and there are different qualities. The best qualities are in great demand.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Hasini is an agricultural tool to weed grasses and prepare the earth for sowing or planting new saplings. It is also used to gather pieces of dry straw and roots of weeds before burning/disposing them. It is made of wood & it has a long bamboo handle. 
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Indi shawl, made from mulberry silk, is very popular among the Bodos & used in winter and special occasions. It is traditionally prepared with the help of handloom. Although readymade shawls are also imported, a Bodo woman would prefer the local made one.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and InstrumentsSummary
Roina is a farming tool used to pull and gather grains in one place. It is made of wood and usually has a long bamboo handle. It is mainly used immediately after thrashing of paddy and other grains.
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, History, Traditional PracticesSummary
Wooden-mud-plastered house is very common among the Bodo community. The walls are made of bamboo and then plastered with mud. Some people may whitewash the walls but many don't. The roofs may be either thatched or tin, but thatched roofs are hardly seen.